Senate

Nigerians have reacted to newly elected Deputy Senate President (DSP), Ovie Omo-Agege's style of greeting the President. He was seen kneeling before the president hours after his election as DSP. He is in the company of the Senate…

New Senate President, Ahmed Lawan has sworn-in the Senators-elect of the 9th Assembly to pave way for legislative business to begin. Lawan had earlier defeated Ali Ndume by a landslide to emerge the new Senate President, while he will be…

Senator Omo-Agege has been elected as Deputy Senate President of the 9th Assembly on June 11, 2019. Omo-agege scored a total of 68 votes.. Ahmed Lawan has been eletected as Senate President. Details shortly..

Senator Omo-Agege has been elected as Deputy Senate President of the 9th Assembly on June 11, 2019. Ahmed Lawan has been eletected as Senate President. Details shortly..

Ahmed Lawan has gained over 54 votes which is more than half of the required votes needed to be elected as Senate President. Ali Ndume scores 28 votes.. Deatils shortly...

Quorum has been formed at the National Assembly as 107 out of 109 senators-elect are present. the Clerk of the national assembly made a roll call. Ahmed Lawan is giving his speech

Senators were cheering and chanting Ahmed lawan's praise as he went to cast his vote. The Senators chated 'Lawan, Lawan' as he took his seat. The inauguration of the 9th Senate started at 10:00a.m. on Tuesday with protest from…

The Deputy Senate President of the 8th Assembly, Ike Ekweremadu, has returned his official vehicles. On Tuesday morning the vehicles were stationed there. Read more: NASS Leadership: PDP endorses Ali Ndume, Umar Bago Ekweremadu was…

Senator representing Akwa Ibom North-West, Godswill Akpabio, has tendered an emotional apology to his colleagues in the People Democratic Party(PDP). He added that his departure from the party would have left them sad. He also described…

Nigeria’s 8th Senate is set to take the final bow as they hold their valedictory session on Thursday, June 6, 2019, giving way to the 9th Assembly. The 8th Senate under the leadership of Bukola Saraki and Deputy Speaker, Ike Eweremadu are…

Members of the Nigerian Senate are currently in a closed-door meeting following a pause at plenary. As at the time of filing this report, the reason for the meeting is unknown. Read also: Tension in NNPC over postings, fresh recruitment…

The Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions has commenced the screening of Godwin Emefiele as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for a second term. They commenced the screening at noon on…

Senator representing Plateau Central, Senator Joshua Dariye, who is currently serving a ten-year jail term, co-sponsored a motion today at Senate. The motion titled, ” Senseless killing of a Briton and the abduction of three others in a…

Federal High Court in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday stuck out suit opposing the nomination of Sen. Bala Na’Allah as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Kebbi South Senatorial District. Sule-iko Sami challenged Na’Allah’s…

In a bid to reform the nation’s political process, the operations of the petroleum industry, as well as the police, the Senate today, passed a re-drafted version of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Act 2010 (Amendment)…

The All Progressives Congress has expressed its determination not to make the same mistake during the 8th National Assembly by occupying all the major positions in the 9th assembly. The party’s National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole stated…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented Certificate of Return to the newly elected Senators, Today, March 14, 2019, in Abuja. The Chairman of the Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, congratulated the senators and…

The Nigerian Senate has Today, sworn in Air Marshal Isaac Alfa (rtd), Senator representing Kogi East district. Recall that the supreme court, January 23, upheld the order given by a High Court in Abuja on June 13, 2018, demanding the…

Nigerian Senate has scheduled consideration of 2019 - 2021 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) Wednesday, March 13. Read also: Deji Adeyanju alleges Charly Boy ‘compromised with oppressors’ The…